Important information Before you install and use your SMART Board® M600 series interactive whiteboard, read and understand the safety warnings and precautions in this user’s guide and the included warnings document. The included warnings document describes the safe and correct operation of your SMART Board interactive whiteboard and its accessories, helping you to prevent injuries and...
Contents Important information Chapter 1: Introducing your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard Accessories and replacement parts Computer requirements Features How does your SMART Board interactive whiteboard work? Installation tips Introduction Chapter 2: Connecting your interactive whiteboard to a computer Overview Installing SMART Product Drivers...
Avoiding electromagnetic interference (EMI) Introduction Accessories and replacement parts For a full list of items that you can order for your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard, go to smarttech.com/accessories. Contact your authorized SMART reseller (smarttech.com/wheretobuy) to order accessories and standard replacement parts for your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard.
Introducing your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard Features Your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard is durable and reliable. It features a rugged, hardened interactive surface, two damage-resistant pens and SMART’s proprietary DViT® (Digital Vision Touch) technology. The SMART Board M680 interactive whiteboard measures 195.6 cm (77") diagonally and has a 4:3 aspect ratio, while the M685 interactive whiteboard measures...
You can then save your notes to a file in SMART Notebook software. You can also customize other tools, such as the width of the eraser tool you use to erase your notes.
Introducing your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard SMART Ink includes SMART Ink Notes which enable you to write in digital ink anywhere on your desktop. When you write outside of the open windows on your computer, a SMART Ink Note appears and you can write inside the note.
Introducing your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard Introduction Your SMART product is a wall-mounted, front projection interactive whiteboard. It enables you to do everything that you can do at your computer—open and close applications, scroll through files, hold meetings with others, create new documents or edit existing ones, visit websites, play video clips and more—by touching the interactive surface with your finger or the included pen.
Orienting your interactive whiteboard Overview Your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard’s USB interface enables you to connect your interactive whiteboard to your computer. The included USB cable provides a digital signal from your computer to your interactive whiteboard, and the included power supply provides power to the interactive whiteboard.
I M P O R T A N T You must install the latest version of SMART Product Drivers on your Windows or Mac computer in order to write in digital ink and to use touch on the interactive whiteboard’s surface.
W A R N I N G Do not stand (or allow children to stand) on a chair to touch the surface of the SMART Board product. Instead, safely fix the product at the appropriate height on a wall or use a SMART floor stand.
Using the Floating Tools toolbar You must install and run SMART Product Drivers on your connected computer to have use of the Floating Tools toolbar. While you work on your interactive whiteboard, the toolbar floats over your desktop and any open application.
Using your interactive whiteboard N O T E S SMART Notebook software includes additional toolbars which allow you to control digital ink pens and other drawing tools. You can move this toolbar to either the left or right side of the screen.
Using your interactive whiteboard Displaying menu options (right-clicking) Press and hold the screen with your finger. In SMART Notebook software, Windows and Microsoft® Office programs, the right-click menu appears. Dragging an object or scroll bar Press and hold an object or scroll bar on the screen. Keep your finger on the screen and slowly move the object or scroll bar.
C H A P T E R 3 Using your interactive whiteboard Displaying menu options (right-clicking) Using two fingers on the same hand, press and hold the screen with your left finger and then press the screen once with your right finger. Release your left finger from the screen, and then select a menu item with any finger.
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C H A P T E R 3 Using your interactive whiteboard Hold your fingers perpendicular (90°) to the interactive surface at the contact point. 90° 90° Keep your thumb and other fingers away from the interactive surface. They can generate unintentional commands.
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C H A P T E R 3 Using your interactive whiteboard For “click” commands, quickly tap your finger on the interactive surface. Also, make sure you lift your finger far enough away from the interactive surface between presses so that your finger is out of the interactive whiteboard cameras’...
Transporting your interactive whiteboard Contacting SMART Support Tips for trouble-free performance Your SMART Board interactive whiteboard is durable, but take care to prevent any damage to it and its parts. Replace the pen when the nib wears out. Don’t touch the interactive surface with sharp or pointed objects.
To troubleshoot some common cable routing issues, try disconnecting accessories such as USB hubs and USB extension cables that are connected to your interactive whiteboard. The basic system consists of the SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard, a USB cable, a power cable, computer hardware, a computer operating system and SMART Product Drivers. You...
C H A P T E R 4 Maintenance and troubleshooting Troubleshooting tips This section describes some symptoms, causes and solutions for problems that you could experience with your interactive whiteboard. Try the troubleshooting tips in the following table to quickly resolve most issues with your product. N O T E These procedures vary, depending on your operating system and your system preferences.
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For Windows computers, select Start > notification area All Programs > SMART (Windows), dock (Mac) or Technologies > SMART Board Tools system tray (Linux). 2012. For Mac computers, select Finder > Applications > SMART Technologies >...
SMART Settings. Transporting your interactive whiteboard Save your original SMART Board interactive whiteboard packaging so that it’s available if you need to transport your interactive whiteboard. When required, repack your interactive whiteboard with all of the original packaging. This packaging was designed with optimal shock and vibration protection.
C H A P T E R 4 Maintenance and troubleshooting Device drivers are installed on your operating system. The interactive surface and bezels aren’t optically obstructed. You oriented your interactive whiteboard. To determine your interactive whiteboard’s serial number Look on the lower right edge of your interactive whiteboard’s frame when you’re facing the front of your interactive whiteboard.
Hardware environmental compliance SMART Technologies supports global efforts to ensure that electronic equipment is manufactured, sold and disposed of in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. For your interactive whiteboard’s environmental compliance information, see the specifications for your product located at...
Index accessories 1 installation USB cable 1 connecting to computer 7 adjusting projected image 18 SMART Product Drivers 8 aspect ratio 2 maintenance 17 cleaning 17 multitouch gestures 2, 11 erasing ink 18 computer connecting to interactive whiteboard 7 matching resolution to projector 7...
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I N D E X SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard features 2 how it works 3 resetting 18 SMART Ink 3 SMART Notebook software 3, 5 SMART Product Drivers floating tools 10 installing 8 orienting your interactive whiteboard 8 SMART Support 21...
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